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    Constitution of Ireland
    Constitution of Ireland
    Constitution of Ireland
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    Constitution of Ireland

    By People of Ireland

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    The Constitution of Ireland is the fundamental law of Ireland that maintains the national sovereignty of the Irish people. It ensures certain fundamental rights, a popularly elected non-executive president, a bicameral parliament, separation of powers, and judicial review.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateApr 11, 2021
    ISBN4064066452537
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      Constitution of Ireland - People of Ireland

      People of Ireland

      Constitution of Ireland

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066452537

      Table of Contents

      PREAMBLE

      THE NATION

      THE STATE

      THE PRESIDENT

      THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT

      Constitution and Powers

      Dáil Éireann

      Seanad Éireann

      Legislation

      THE GOVERNMENT

      LOCAL GOVERNMENT

      INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

      THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

      THE COUNCIL OF STATE

      THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

      THE COURTS

      TRIAL OF OFFENCES

      FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

      PERSONAL RIGHTS

      THE FAMILY

      EDUCATION

      PRIVATE PROPERTY

      RELIGON

      DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL POLICY

      AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

      THE REFERENDUM

      REPEAL OF CONSTIUTION OF SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN AND CONTINUANCE OF LAWS

      AMENDMENTS

      PREAMBLE

      Table of Contents

      In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred,

      We, the people of Éire,

      Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, Who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial,

      Gratefully remembering their heroic and unremitting struggle to regain the rightful independence of our Nation,

      And seeking to promote the common good, with due observance of Prudence, Justice and Charity, so that the dignity and freedom of the individual may be assured, true social order attained, the unity of our country restored, and concord established with other nations,

      Do hereby adopt, enact, and give to ourselves this Constitution.

      THE NATION

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      Article 1

      The Irish nation hereby affirms its inalienable, indefeasible, and sovereign right to choose its own form of Government, to determine its relations with other nations, and to develop its life, political, economic and cultural, in accordance with its own genius and traditions.

      Article 2

      It is the entitlement and birthright of every person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, to be part of the Irish Nation. That is also the entitlement of all persons otherwise qualified in accordance with law to be citizens of Ireland. Furthermore, the Irish nation cherishes its special affinity with people of Irish ancestry living abroad who share its cultural identity and heritage.

      Article 3

      It is the firm will of the Irish Nation, in harmony and friendship, to unite all the people who share the territory of the island of Ireland, in all the diversity of their identities and traditions, recognising that a united Ireland shall be brought about only by peaceful means with the consent of a majority of the people, democratically expressed, in both jurisdictions in the island. Until then, the laws enacted by the Parliament established by this Constitution shall have the like area and extent of application as the laws enacted by the Parliament that existed immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution.

      Institutions with executive powers and functions that are shared between those jurisdictions may be established by their respective responsible authorities for stated purposes and may exercise powers and functions in respect of all or any part of the island.

      THE STATE

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      Article 4

      The name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland.

      Article 5

      Ireland is a sovereign, independent, democratic state.

      Article 6

      All powers of government, legislative, executive and judicial, derive, under God, from the people, whose right it is to designate the rulers of the State and, in final appeal, to decide all questions of national policy, according to the requirements of the common good.

      These powers of government are exercisable only by or on the authority of the organs of State established by this Constitution.

      Article 7

      The national flag is the tricolour of green, white and orange.

      Article 8

      The Irish language as the national language is the first official language.

      The English language is recognised as a second official language.

      Provision may, however, be made by law for the exclusive use of either of the said languages for any one or more official purposes, either throughout the State or in any part thereof.

      Article 9

      On the coming into operation of this Constitution any person who was a citizen of Saorstát Éireann immediately before the coming into operation of this Constitution shall become and be a citizen of Ireland.

      The future acquisition and loss of Irish nationality and citizenship shall be determined in accordance with law.

      No person may be excluded from Irish nationality and citizenship by reason of the sex of such person.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, a person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, who does not have, at the time of the birth of that person, at least one parent who is an Irish citizen or entitled to be an Irish citizen is not entitled to Irish citizenship or nationality, unless provided for by law.

      This section shall not apply to

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